Delicate art from the Glasgow School by Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh and her sister Frances who were amongst the first women to enroll. Art Nouveau with a Scots twist.

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"The May Queen." 1900.
“The May Queen.” 1900. Gesso, hessian, scrim, twine, glass beads thread, mother of pearl & tin lead on panel. Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, artist. Collection of the Glasgow Museums. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via http://hist259.web.unc.edu/margaret-macdonald-mackintosh-1864-1933/
"Spring." 1900-1905.
“Spring.” 1900-1905. Watercolor on linen. Frances Macdonald, artist. Collection of the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Springfm.jpg
"The Little Hills." ca. 1914-1915.
“The Little Hills.” ca. 1914-1915. Oil on canvas. Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, artist. Collection of the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow. Image © artuk.org. Fair use license. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-little-hills-138706#

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On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

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